western australia

horse endurance ride

Another endurance ride on the weekend

@JudyEv (325348)

Rockingham, Australia

May 23, 2022 3:03am CST

On the weekend, we attended a horse endurance ride in Western Australia. We took a lot of photos and they are now up on our website for the riders to purchase if they want to. Here are four photos from the ride. The morning started off very cold and very foggy but later the weather became much warmer. It rained either side of the ride day so they were very lucky with the weather. You can see how foggy it was in the top two photos. The horse top left is 20 years old and is starting to show his age. He was only asked to do the shorter ride but he managed it really well and even pranced about when asked to trot out for the veterinarians after the ride. The horse in the lower left photo is an Arab. His tail has been plaited and he was quite excited before the ride. Lower right is another Arab but a much more experienced one who has been to a lot of rides. She actually came close to losing her life in the terrible fires that ravaged part of our state several years ago. Her owners have devoted hours to restoring her to full health.

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@LadyDuck (457413)

• Switzerland

23 May 22

The horse top left is an old boy but I am sure he still like short rides. I am so glad the Arab horse could be saved from the fire, she is so cute.

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@LadyDuck (457413)

• Switzerland

23 May 22

@JudyEv I think the longer rides are good for younger riders and younger horses.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 May 22

@LadyDuck They can work up to longer rides and also decide if endurance is what they want to do or not.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 May 22

The shorter endurance rides are interesting for the horse and the rider. The longer ones are too I guess but there is more stress involved.

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@rebelann (111076)

• El Paso, Texas

23 May 22

Oh yes, I remember reading about the devastation that fire left Australia with, I'm so glad they were able to restore her to good health. The horse with the blazed face is a beauty as well.

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@rebelann (111076)

• El Paso, Texas

23 May 22

I noticed that. So is the one on the lower left and it looks like he loves to show off.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 May 22

The one with the blaze seems to know he is handsome.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 May 22

@rebelann When I was first choosing photos, I thought I'd picked the same horse twice but they're different. But yes, both seem to be saying 'look at me'.

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@Juliaacv (48256)

• Canada

23 May 22

You got some beautiful photos.....again.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 May 22

Thanks. There were fewer riders this time - only about 30 all up. We have a lot of people with covid at the moment which seems to be impacting on many things.

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@Juliaacv (48256)

• Canada

23 May 22

@JudyEv hey claim that our numbers are down, but we still take precautions.

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@wolfgirl569 (94780)

• Marion, Ohio

23 May 22

I was thinking he was an older horse. Glad he is still feeling so good. Love the grey Arab. Glad they were able to save her

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 May 22

His back is getting a bit bowed, isn't it?

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@wolfgirl569 (94780)

• Marion, Ohio

24 May 22

@JudyEv That and the rump dont look heavily muscled anymore.

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@LindaOHio (155566)

• United States

23 May 22

Beautiful horses and beautiful photos. I'm glad the Arab was able to be made healthy again.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 May 22

They had a terrible few months trying to get her healthy again. Much of the problem was smoke inhalation.

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@LindaOHio (155566)

• United States

24 May 22

@JudyEv Poor horsey!

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 May 22

The photos are always stunning. I did notice the fog. Glad they all survived the fires.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 May 22

Thanks. The area is known for its fogs. It's in a bit of a valley.

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

24 May 22

@JudyEv Great photo ops for Vince.

@snowy22315 (169619)

• United States

23 May 22

Some beautiful horseflesh thee.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 May 22

Yes, they are all very proud of their horses.

@allen0187 (58438)

• Philippines

23 May 22

Those are great stories that accompany these very good photos.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 May 22

Thanks. I'm glad you've enjoyed reading.

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@FourWalls (61949)

• United States

23 May 22

I love the upper right photo…”Oh, aren’t you a sweet lady to take my picture?”

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 May 22

Some of them look straight at you as if to say 'what are you looking at?'

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

23 May 22

They're all beautiful. The horses and the photos.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

23 May 22

@JudyEv You're welcome.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 May 22

Thanks. I'm glad you think so.

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@Morleyhunt (21737)

• Canada

23 May 22

Not sure what an endurance ride is….but I’ll follow that bunny trail later. Beautiful photos.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 May 22

I've written a lot about them in other posts. Basically, the riders can choose to ride 20, 40, 80 kms in a day and at some events they ride 160 kms (100 miles) in the one day. I'm glad you like the photos.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

23 May 22

What beautiful horses. You take such wonderful photos. How wonderful that the Arab was not injured or killes in that awful fir.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 May 22

It took months before they were sure she'd be okay. Breathing in the smoke and hot air caused a lot of problems.

@Kandae11 (53679)

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23 May 22

The horse with the plaited tail looks proud. Ha, imagine a human being called old at 20.

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@JudyEv (325348)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 May 22

He is very proud indeed. Some horses just seem to know they look good and they show themselves off to whoever is watching.

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